His Grace

Meghrig Parikian
ChurchArmenian Apostolic Church
SeeHoly See of Cilicia
Personal details
Born
Garabed Parikian

(1968-01-03)3 January 1968
Beirut, Lebanon
DiedJanuary 16, 2021(2021-01-16) (aged 53)
Beirut, Lebanon
BuriedHoly See of Cilicia
NationalityArmenian
DenominationArmenian Apostolic

Meghrig Parikian (Armenian: Մեղրիկ Բարիքեան) (3 January 1968 – 16 January 2021) was an Armenian bishop who served in the Armenian Apostolic Church under the jurisdiction of the Holy See of Cilicia.[1] Parikian was the Dean of the Armenian Theological Seminary in Bikfaya, Lebanon.[2] Meghrig Parikian was also a musician and composer who had studied at Juilliard and the Mannes School of Music in New York.[3]

Priesthood

Parikian was appointed the parish priest of St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church in Toronto in 2002.[4][5] In 2014 he was ordained as a bishop, and then elected as Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada by the lay council on May 10, 2014.[6][7]

Death

Parikian died of COVID-19 on January 16, 2021.[8] His final unction was held on January 17, 2021, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Cathedral in Antelias, Lebanon.[9] He was buried in the Holy See of Cilicia Brotherhood Cemetery in the Catholicosate of Cilicia.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Meghrig Garabed Parikian - Names - Orthodoxia". orthodoxia.ch.
  2. ↑ "HIS HOLINESS CATHOLICOS ARAM I APPOINTS HG BISHOP MEGHRIG PARIKIAN AS THE DEAN OF THE ARMENIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY". Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia. 26 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "A young opera singer lost his biggest champions to Covid. This performance helped him heal". Toronto Life. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  4. ↑ "IN MEMORIAM - BISHOP MEGHRIG PARIKIAN". The Armenian Prelacy. January 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Father Meghrig Parikian of St. Mary's Armenian". NOW Magazine - Newsfront. 2009-04-14.
  6. ↑ "His Grace Bishop Meghrig Parikian, Prelate of Canada". Horizon. 12 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Former Prelates". Armenian Prelacy of Canada. January 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ McLean, Kayla (March 20, 2022). "Toronto opera singer commemorates loved ones lost to pandemic through performance". Global News.
  9. 1 2 "ՎԵՐՋԻՆ ՕԾՈՒՄ ԵՒ ԹԱՂՈՒՄ ՀՈԳԵԼՈՅՍ Տ. ՄԵՂՐԻԿ ԵՊՍ. ԲԱՐԻՔԵԱՆԻ". Armenian Church Catholicosate of Cilicia. 18 January 2021.
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